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I have a problem that is causing me problems. I have a text file that
stores 5 lines of crap (stuff that I dont need( for the user only)).
After that there is data that is in three columns separated by lots of
whitespace. I dont think that the bytes are uniform ( I tried
TextReader.read block). Sorry, I am using VC++ .net. I only need the
first two columns that are both double values. I need to either read
those two columns into a mulit-Dim array or be able to search the
file expeditously at runtime. The searchable value is the value in
the first column. Can someone give some direction please???
Thank you

hivie
Jul 19 '05 #1
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"hivie" <hi*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
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I have a problem that is causing me problems. I have a text file that
stores 5 lines of crap (stuff that I dont need( for the user only)).
After that there is data that is in three columns separated by lots of
whitespace. I dont think that the bytes are uniform ( I tried
TextReader.read block). Sorry, I am using VC++ .net. I only need the
first two columns that are both double values. I need to either read
those two columns into a mulit-Dim array or be able to search the
file expeditously at runtime. The searchable value is the value in
the first column. Can someone give some direction please???
Thank you

hivie


What is TextReader.read block? You'll only get a answer in standard C++ here.

What's in the third column? This is going to have to be read, even though
you don't need it.

Your searching requirements would be best dealt with using a std::map

#include <map>

std::map<double , double> my_map;

Much, much more efficient than an array. If you need to hold duplicate
values for the first column, then use a multi_map instead of a map.

Something like this? (untested)

#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <map>

ifstream my_file("myfile .txt");
std::map<double , double> my_map;
string dummy;
// skip file lines
for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
getline(my_file , dummy);
double col1, col2;
while (my_file >> col1 >> col2)
{
my_map[col1] = col2;
if (!getline(my_fi le, dummy)) // skip rest of line
break;
}

You should investigate map::lower_boun d, map::upper_boun d and
map::equal_rang e for searching the map. Searching a map, whose key is a
double, for exact values is unlikely to work.

john
Jul 19 '05 #2
"John Harrison" <jo************ *@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<be******* *****@ID-196037.news.dfn cis.de>...
"hivie" <hi*******@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:49******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com...
I have a problem that is causing me problems. I have a text file that
stores 5 lines of crap (stuff that I dont need( for the user only)).
After that there is data that is in three columns separated by lots of
whitespace. I dont think that the bytes are uniform ( I tried
TextReader.read block). Sorry, I am using VC++ .net. I only need the
first two columns that are both double values. I need to either read
those two columns into a mulit-Dim array or be able to search the
file expeditously at runtime. The searchable value is the value in
the first column. Can someone give some direction please???
Thank you

hivie


What is TextReader.read block? You'll only get a answer in standard C++ here.

What's in the third column? This is going to have to be read, even though
you don't need it.

Your searching requirements would be best dealt with using a std::map

#include <map>

std::map<double , double> my_map;

Much, much more efficient than an array. If you need to hold duplicate
values for the first column, then use a multi_map instead of a map.

Something like this? (untested)

#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <map>

ifstream my_file("myfile .txt");
std::map<double , double> my_map;
string dummy;
// skip file lines
for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
getline(my_file , dummy);
double col1, col2;
while (my_file >> col1 >> col2)
{
my_map[col1] = col2;
if (!getline(my_fi le, dummy)) // skip rest of line
break;
}

You should investigate map::lower_boun d, map::upper_boun d and
map::equal_rang e for searching the map. Searching a map, whose key is a
double, for exact values is unlikely to work.

john


Sorry, the textreader is a .net thing. I have never heard of "map",
but I am going to look into it. thanks for the direction!
Heath
Jul 19 '05 #3
>
Sorry, the textreader is a .net thing. I have never heard of "map",
but I am going to look into it. thanks for the direction!
Heath


std::map is a standard C++ class for an associative array.

john
Jul 19 '05 #4

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